literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
comics or novels about male homosexuality, targeted at young women
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
very popular; highly favoured
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
imagination; supposition; guess
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
present; gift; to give a present or gift
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!